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A GRIPPING, DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THAT PUTS A MODERN TWIST ON A CLASSIC CONCEIT.When Louise first notices the new girl who has mysteriously transferred late into their senior year, Maria seems to be everything the girls Louise hangs out with aren't. Authentic. Funny. Brash. Uncensored and unapologetic. Days into their acquaintance, Maria and Louise are quickly on their way to becoming fast friends.Decades later, when Maria reaches out over social media, Louise's heart nearly stops. Long-buried memories quickly rise to the surface--those first days of their budding connection, the awful judgment of the young women who felt at the time like her sole gateway to belonging. The fateful, tragic night that would change all their lives forever.Her entire adult life, Louise has known if the truth ever came out, she could stand to lose everything. Her job. Her son. Her freedom. Maria's sudden reemergence threatens it all, and forces Louise to reconnect with everyone she'd severed ties with to get away from the past. Trying to piece together exactly what happened that night, she soon discovers there's much she didn't know. The only certainty is that Maria Weston disappeared that night, never to be heard from again--until now.
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Laura Marshall was shortlisted for several international awards for an as-yet-unpublished work for her debut novel FRIEND REQUEST. She lives in Kent, England.
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"Just try to keep the chills away."― Cosmopolitan
"FRIEND REQUEST by Laura Marshall is a cleverly plotted, enticing mix of suspense, regret and redemption. Marshall skillfully skips back in forth in time, building unrelenting tension in this utterly riveting psychological thriller. After reading FRIEND REQUEST, I will never look at social media the same way again."―Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound
"Suspenseful...Marshall leaps skillfully back and forth between past and present."―Publishers Weekly
"A brilliant novel."―Jenny Colgan, author of the New York Times bestsellers Little Beach Street Bakery and The Bookshop on the Corner
"An incredible debut novel that's not to be missed! Fantastic writing that instantly drew me in. I simply couldn't put it down - such a fast-paced, exciting thriller with some unexpected twists and turns. I loved it!"―Hollie Overton, author of the international bestseller Baby Doll
"Imagine getting a Facebook message from a school friend whose death you blame yourself for . . . That's the eerie premise for Laura Marshall's unnerving novel, FRIEND REQUEST, about mean girls and dark secrets."―Good Housekeeping
"A read-it-in-one-sitting thriller . . . Twisty and gripping but always relatable, FRIEND REQUEST is the ultimate it-could-happen-to-you read."―Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
"A strong thriller debut featuring a compelling protagonist whose self-discovery and mounting paranoia create gripping suspense."―Booklist
"Laura Marshall ramps up the tension page by page until it's impossible to know who to trust. It's a book that should make everybody realize how vulnerable social media can make them. I loved it!"―Rachel Abbott, author of the international bestsellers Only the Innocent and Sleep Tight
"Sharp, relevant and tightly plotted, and with a fabulous twist, psychological thriller fans should definitely say yes to this impressive debut."―Sunday Mirror
"FRIEND REQUEST by Laura Marshall is a cleverly plotted, enticing mix of suspense, regret and redemption. Marshall skillfully skips back in forth in time, building unrelenting tension in this utterly riveting psychological thriller. After reading FRIEND REQUEST, I will never look at social media the same way again."―Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound
"Suspenseful...Marshall leaps skillfully back and forth between past and present."―Publishers Weekly
"A brilliant novel."―Jenny Colgan, author of the New York Times bestsellers Little Beach Street Bakery and The Bookshop on the Corner
"An incredible debut novel that's not to be missed! Fantastic writing that instantly drew me in. I simply couldn't put it down - such a fast-paced, exciting thriller with some unexpected twists and turns. I loved it!"―Hollie Overton, author of the international bestseller Baby Doll
"Imagine getting a Facebook message from a school friend whose death you blame yourself for . . . That's the eerie premise for Laura Marshall's unnerving novel, FRIEND REQUEST, about mean girls and dark secrets."―Good Housekeeping
"A read-it-in-one-sitting thriller . . . Twisty and gripping but always relatable, FRIEND REQUEST is the ultimate it-could-happen-to-you read."―Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
"A strong thriller debut featuring a compelling protagonist whose self-discovery and mounting paranoia create gripping suspense."―Booklist
"Laura Marshall ramps up the tension page by page until it's impossible to know who to trust. It's a book that should make everybody realize how vulnerable social media can make them. I loved it!"―Rachel Abbott, author of the international bestsellers Only the Innocent and Sleep Tight
"Sharp, relevant and tightly plotted, and with a fabulous twist, psychological thriller fans should definitely say yes to this impressive debut."―Sunday Mirror
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- PublisherGrand Central Publishing
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1538729326
- ISBN 13 9781538729328
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- Number of pages375
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